#553BCA#553BCA

#553BCA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.208 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553BCA
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 202)
HSL	hsl(251, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 70.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.60, 49.18, -70.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.60, 85.82, 304.96°)
OKLab	oklab(47.48% 0.0483 -0.2026)
OKLCH	oklch(47.48% 0.208 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.9677, 9.3225, 56.8237)
Luminance	0.0932 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.49

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553BCA #B0CA3B

analogous

#3B68CA #553BCA #9C3BCA

triadic

#553BCA #CA553B #3BCA55

tetradic

#553BCA #CA3B68 #B0CA3B #3BCA9C

square

#553BCA #CA3B68 #B0CA3B #3BCA9C

split-complementary

#553BCA #CA9C3B #68CA3B

monochromatic

#2C1E6D #3F2B9D #553BCA #7F6BD7 #A99BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.33

#553BCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#553BCA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553BCA

7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553BCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553BCA	1.00	7.33	2.86	7.33
#FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#10617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553bca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.208 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9173db',
    500: '#553bca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553bca;
$custom-light: #9173db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553bca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.909,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47484,
    "c": 0.20824,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553BCA

secondary

#C5D091

accent

#E147C5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #553BCA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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